Motonobu Tezuka is a 35 year old Male fighter from Japan with a 35-14-6 pro MMA record. Tezuka most recently fought Mehman Mamedov at RIZIN 39 on Sunday October 23, 2022. Motonobu Tezuka beat Mehman Mamedov by KO/TKO at 4:33 of Round 1 in the Bantamweight division.
Motonobu Tezuka has 35 wins with a 43% finish rate, including 7 by knockout, 8 by submission, 20 by decision.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Weight class | Org |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 34-14-6 | Mehman Mamedov |
KO/TKO
R1 4:33
|
RIZIN 39 | 2022-10-23 | Bantamweight | RFF |
| Loss | 34-13-6 | Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha |
SUB
R2 3:25
|
RIZIN 34 | 2022-03-19 | Bantamweight | RFF |
| Win | 33-13-6 | Kuya Ito |
SUB
R1 0:52
|
Grachan 52 | 2021-12-19 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 32-13-6 | Takeya Takemoto |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Grachan 49 | 2021-08-07 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 31-13-6 | Jun Doi |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase Osaka | 2021-04-03 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 30-13-6 | Mamoru Uoi |
KO/TKO
R2 0:19
|
Shooto 2020 1/26 | 2020-01-26 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 29-13-6 | Kota Onojima |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Shooto 30th Anniversary Tour | 2019-11-24 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 28-13-6 | Tomohiro Hagino |
SUB
R1 2:52
|
Shooto 30th Anniversary Tour 5th Round | 2019-06-30 | Bantamweight | |
| Loss | 28-12-6 | Tomohiko Hori |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
GRACHAN 36 | 2018-09-09 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 27-12-6 | Jin Guk Kim |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Wardog Cage Fight 16 x GRACHAN 33 | 2018-01-28 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 26-12-6 | Fumiya Sasaki |
KO/TKO
R1 1:04
|
GRACHAN 31 | 2017-10-15 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 25-12-6 | Da Un Jung |
SUB
R2 1:01
|
GRACHAN 30 | 2017-08-12 | Bantamweight | |
| Draw | 25-12-5 | Tomohiko Hori |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Wardog Cage Fight 12 x GRACHAN 27 | 2017-01-29 | Bantamweight | WCF |
| Win | 24-12-5 | Go Kashiwazaki |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
ZST 54 | 2016-11-27 | Bantamweight | ZST |
| Loss | 24-11-5 | Shoki Omichi |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
GLADIATOR 1 in Wakayama | 2016-06-19 | Featherweight | GFC |
| Draw | 24-11-4 | Shigeki Osawa |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
GRACHAN 23 | 2016-05-22 | Featherweight | |
| Loss | 24-10-4 | Takeshi Kasugai |
DEC
R5 5:00
|
HEAT 37 | 2016-03-06 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 23-10-4 | Takaaki Aoki |
SUB
R1 3:53
|
GRACHAN 21 x Wardog Cage Fight 8 | 2016-01-31 | Featherweight | |
| Win | 22-10-4 | Yoji Saito |
KO/TKO
R1 0:43
|
GRACHAN 20 | 2015-11-29 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 21-10-4 | Kenichi Ito |
KO/TKO
R1 0:25
|
GRACHAN 19 | 2015-09-19 | Bantamweight | |
| Loss | 21-9-4 | Daisuke Endo |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
VTJ in Osaka | 2015-06-21 | 61 kg | VTJ |
| Win | 20-9-4 | Takeshi Numajiri |
KO/TKO
R2 0:10
|
GRACHAN 16 | 2015-03-29 | Bantamweight | |
| Loss | 20-8-4 | Takeshi Kasugai |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
HEAT 34 | 2014-12-21 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 19-8-4 | Kazuma Sone |
SUB
R2 4:16
|
HEAT 33 | 2014-09-07 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 18-8-4 | Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha |
SUB
R1 1:09
|
HEAT 33 | 2014-09-07 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 17-8-4 | Kensaku Nakamura |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
GRACHAN 14 x Mach Matsuri | 2014-07-20 | Bantamweight | |
| Draw | 17-8-3 | Kensaku Nakamura |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
GRACHAN 13 | 2014-04-27 | Bantamweight | |
| Loss | 17-7-3 | Soo Chul Kim |
KO/TKO
R1 1:58
|
Road FC 14 | 2014-02-09 | Bantamweight | RFC |
| Loss | 17-6-3 | Yuta Nezu |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
VTJ 3rd | 2013-10-05 | Bantamweight | VTJ |
| Win | 16-6-3 | Taichi Nakajima |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase 247 | 2013-05-19 | Bantamweight | |
| Loss | 16-5-3 | Vaughan Lee |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC on FUEL TV 7 | 2013-02-16 | Bantamweight | UFC |
| Loss | 16-4-3 | Alex Caceres |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
UFC on FUEL TV 6 | 2012-11-10 | Bantamweight | UFC |
| Win | 15-4-3 | Shunichi Shimizu |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Pancrase Progress Tour 5 | 2012-04-28 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 14-4-3 | Tatsuya So |
KO/TKO
R2 1:12
|
Pancrase Progress Tour 3 | 2012-03-11 | Bantamweight | |
| Win | 13-4-3 | Nobuhiro Yoshitake |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2011-11-27 | ||
| Loss | 13-3-3 | Shintaro Ishiwatari |
DEC
R3 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2011-08-07 | ||
| Win | 12-3-3 | Hiroshi Tomita |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2011-03-12 | ||
| Win | 11-3-3 | Takumi Murata |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2010-12-19 | ||
| Win | 10-3-3 | Yuki Uejima |
SUB
R1 2:11
|
Regional circuit | 2010-08-08 | ||
| Win | 9-3-3 | Yuta Numakura |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2010-06-05 | ||
| Win | 8-3-3 | Nobuhiro Yoshitake |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2010-03-22 | ||
| Win | 7-3-3 | Shinya Kumazawa |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2009-10-18 | TF | |
| Draw | 7-3-2 | Yasuhiro Kanayama |
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2009-06-28 | PG | |
| Win | 6-3-2 | Yohei Tagami |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Regional circuit | 2009-02-15 | TF | |
| Draw | 6-3-1 | Kenji Takeshige |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Pancrase 193 | 2008-09-07 | Featherweight | |
| Loss | 6-2-1 | Yasutomo Tanaka |
SUB
R2 2:30
|
Pancrase 188 | 2008-04-27 | Featherweight | |
| Win | 5-2-1 | Taku Aramaki |
DEC
R2 5:00
|
Pancrase 186 | 2008-03-23 | Featherweight | |
| Loss | 5-1-1 | Taiyo Nakahara |
SUB
R1 1:07
|
Cage Force EX Eastern Bound | 2008-02-11 | Bantamweight | GCM |
| Win | 4-1-1 | Tetsuo Uehata |
SUB
R2 0:34
|
Regional circuit | 2007-12-16 | PG | |
| Win | 3-1-1 | Shota Watanabe |
DEC
R3 3:00
|
Regional circuit | 2007-10-28 | PG | |
| Loss | 3-0-1 | Soyu Tanabe |
SUB
R2 1:27
|
Regional circuit | 2007-06-17 | PG | |
| Win | 2-0-1 | Makoto Kamaya |
DEC
R3 3:00
|
Regional circuit | 2007-04-08 | PG | |
| Win | 1-0-1 | Takayoshi Ono |
DEC
R3 3:00
|
Regional circuit | 2006-12-17 | PG | |
| Win | 0-0-1 | Akira Shimazu |
DEC
R3 3:00
|
Regional circuit | 2006-05-07 | PG | |
| Draw | 0-0-0 | Takuro Nishimura |
R1 10:00
|
Regional circuit | 2005-09-03 |
Tezuka made his professional debut against Takuro Nishimura on September 3, 2005, fighting on the regional circuit.
Motonobu Tezuka vs Takuro Nishimura ended in draw by at 10:00 of Round 1.
Tezuka made his debut in the UFC against Alex Caceres on November 10, 2012, fighting on the preliminary card of UFC on FUEL TV 6: Franklin vs. Le having compiled a 16-4-3 professional MMA record.
Motonobu Tezuka lost to Alex Caceres by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Since his debut, Tezuka has gone on to fight a total of 2 more times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 0-2-0.
After his UFC stint, Tezuka took his next fight at on May 19, 2013, fighting against Taichi Nakajima on the main card of Pancrase 247.
Motonobu Tezuka beat Taichi Nakajima by Decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Tezuka's last win came against Mehman Mamedov at RIZIN 39 on Sunday October 23, 2022. Motonobu Tezuka beat Mehman Mamedov by KO/TKO at 4:33 of Round 1.
Tezuka is not currently booked for any fights.
Tezuka's last loss came against Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha at RIZIN 34 on Saturday March 19, 2022. Motonobu Tezuka lost to Alan Yoshihiro Yamaniha by Submission at 3:25 of Round 2.
Tezuka has fought 2 times in the UFC. His UFC record stands at 0-2-0.
Tezuka has knocked out 7 opponents.
Tezuka has submitted 8 opponents.
Tezuka has been knocked out 1 times.
Tezuka has been submitted 4 times.
